Camillo "Mac" Bica

                 

Camillo "Mac" Bica, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and a Senior Contributing Editor on Military Matters at Cyrano's Journal Online. His focus is in Ethics, particularly as it applies to war and warriors. As a veteran recovering from his experiences as a United States Marine Corps Officer during the Vietnam War, he founded, and coordinated for five years, the Veterans Self-Help Initiative, a therapeutic community of veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is a long-time activist for peace and justice, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and the coordinator of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace. Articles by Dr. Bica have appeared in The Humanist Magazine, Znet, Truthout.com, Common Dreams, AntiWar.com, Monthly Review Zine, Foreign Policy in Focus, OpEdNews.Com, and numerous philosophical journals.

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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Warrior to Warrior: Welcome Home
(4 comments) A rather grim but realistic "welcome home" and call to action from a former Marine officer who served in Vietnam to members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Friday, May 23, 2008
On This Memorial Day
(2 comments) Camillo "Mac" Bica argues that Memorial Day is not about parades, air shows that celebrate the instruments of war, picnics, or sales at the mall. Rather, he challenges his fellow veterans, at least those who know war, to use this day to remind all Americans of the tragedy, futility, and waste of war.

Friday, March 7, 2008
Deconstructing Winter Soldier
(1 comments) In this article, Dr. Bica argues against any misconception regarding the upcoming Winter Soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan hearings.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Nature of War
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Beyond PTSD, Part Three The Moral Casualties of War: War Crazy
(2 comments) In this installment of Beyond PTSD, in the hope of providing a more complete picture of the psychological, emotional, and moral impact of war, Professor Bica offers, not theoretical analysis, but personal observations regarding the aftermath of war. In doing so, he will ask the reader not to think so much as to feel.

Sunday, May 27, 2007
To My Fellow Veterans on Memorial Day
(1 comments) Memorial Day is for most the traditional beginning of the summer season. It is, as well, a wonderful opportunity to purchase that much needed lawnmower or television set during the many Memorial Day sales down at the mall. With our eagerness to put the drudgery of the winter season behind us, we often forget what Memorial Day is truly about.

Friday, May 18, 2007
Had We Learned the Lessons of the Vietnam War . . .

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